Incredible animal story. How they affected us in the past and why their future depends on us
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The general history of animals and humans in the form of a comic book!
For 4 million years we have been living side by side with animals, insects, fish and birds. During this time, our relationship managed to change many times. The enemies and rivals in hunting, close allies and assistants, the sacred creatures - animals of the ancient world helped a person to develop, were equal to him. We have learned the secrets of hunting from the wolves, the outbreak of world trade owe to the donkey, and the politics and the conquest of empires would be impossible without horses and elephants.
The more a person developed, the more utilitarian his attitude towards animals became: from circuses and animal men of ancient Rome to modern laboratories. Animals are now the basis of our life: an economy motor, inspiration for scientists and innovative developments, a real engine of progress. Their amazing nature still changes our lives in the same way as we forever change their own ...
The writer and journalist Karin-Lu Matignon and artist Olivier Marten invite to think about this influence and the future that awaits all of us. They are divided by a huge number of open and facts about the life of animals and stories of various living creatures, forever imprinted in the annals of mankind:
- How did a person dominate animals and how is this due to the development of globalization?
- How did animals become sacred for people and is the burden of an animal-god?
- Why were animals recognized as demonic in the Middle Ages, why did they appear before the court and excommunicated the church?
- How did the animals end up in the epicenter of the space race and the industrial revolution?
- Is culture possible in animals and is everything "human" inherent only to man?
Bright watercolor illustrations tell the story of animals that will help to realize our initial ties with the animal world and see how much is common between us and how important we are for each other!
For 4 million years we have been living side by side with animals, insects, fish and birds. During this time, our relationship managed to change many times. The enemies and rivals in hunting, close allies and assistants, the sacred creatures - animals of the ancient world helped a person to develop, were equal to him. We have learned the secrets of hunting from the wolves, the outbreak of world trade owe to the donkey, and the politics and the conquest of empires would be impossible without horses and elephants.
The more a person developed, the more utilitarian his attitude towards animals became: from circuses and animal men of ancient Rome to modern laboratories. Animals are now the basis of our life: an economy motor, inspiration for scientists and innovative developments, a real engine of progress. Their amazing nature still changes our lives in the same way as we forever change their own ...
The writer and journalist Karin-Lu Matignon and artist Olivier Marten invite to think about this influence and the future that awaits all of us. They are divided by a huge number of open and facts about the life of animals and stories of various living creatures, forever imprinted in the annals of mankind:
- How did a person dominate animals and how is this due to the development of globalization?
- How did animals become sacred for people and is the burden of an animal-god?
- Why were animals recognized as demonic in the Middle Ages, why did they appear before the court and excommunicated the church?
- How did the animals end up in the epicenter of the space race and the industrial revolution?
- Is culture possible in animals and is everything "human" inherent only to man?
Bright watercolor illustrations tell the story of animals that will help to realize our initial ties with the animal world and see how much is common between us and how important we are for each other!
Author:
Author:Матиньон Карин-Лу
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Children's Book
- Category:Cookbooks, Food & Wine
- Category:Crosswords, games and puzzles
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:18+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-04-116682-3
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